diff --git a/packages/router/src/router.ts b/packages/router/src/router.ts
index b1f1f744cb..334751907b 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/router.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/router.ts
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ export class Router {
    * Enables a bug fix that corrects relative link resolution in components with empty paths.
    * @see `RouterModule`
    */
-  relativeLinkResolution: 'legacy'|'corrected' = 'legacy';
+  relativeLinkResolution: 'legacy'|'corrected' = 'corrected';
 
   /**
    * Creates the router service.
diff --git a/packages/router/src/router_module.ts b/packages/router/src/router_module.ts
index a9eda6529f..974839fa36 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/router_module.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/router_module.ts
@@ -425,8 +425,9 @@ export interface ExtraOptions {
    *
    * `<a [routerLink]="['../a']">Link to A</a>`
    *
-   * In other words, you're required to use `../` rather than `./`. This is currently the default
-   * behavior. Setting this option to `corrected` enables the fix.
+   * In other words, you're required to use `../` rather than `./`.
+   *
+   * The default in v11 is `corrected`.
    */
   relativeLinkResolution?: 'legacy'|'corrected';
 }